Wearables Technical Articles

MCU datasheets sometimes present an overwhelming abundance of facts, figures, and specs. This practical, step-by-step guide will help you to identify and extract the information that you need....

In this article we’ll look at the defining characteristics of these extremely popular ICs, and then we’ll explore the internal architecture....

Learn about integrated circuits that can help you to design customized RF communication systems.

Learn about mutual inductance and how it can influence an engineer’s approach to circuit and system design.

This article provides some tips on how to fine-tune the characteristics of a low-pass filter.

This article discusses the PCB layout for a power-supply circuit that generates a regulated 3.3 V rail from a small solar cell.

This article discusses a 3.3 V power-supply circuit that is built around an inductorless DC/DC converter and a solar cell.

This article discusses details that will help you choose the right kind of solar cell and successfully incorporate it into your next project....

This article presents the equivalent circuit for a solar cell and discusses some implementation details.

This article will discuss the basic concepts of clock gating and how it can be used to reduce the power consumption of synchronous digital systems....

This article provides a closer look at the PCB design considerations and programming of a custom capacitive touch interface device.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a simple yet effective replacement for ADC-based window detection.

Highly integrated ICs such as the MAX30004 can help you to improve the performance and practicality of your wearable designs.

Researchers develop a wearable sensor for detecting important analytes in sweat for monitoring dehydration.

There are many integrated circuits that can help you to optimize the performance of battery-powered devices. In this article we’ll take a look at the MAX17055....

Low power consumption has become an important design goal in many electronic systems. This article introduces essential concepts and techniques....

Tutorial on designing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) circuit with the ability to measure 9-axis motion, humidity, and temperature.

Embedded and wearable systems require new ideas for input controller hardware. But older software still expects a keyboard and mouse. How do we bridge the gap without having to write kernel...

Resolution and sampling rate are two important factors to consider when selecting an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). In order to understand these fully, concepts such as quantisation, and...